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Tehran

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How to Pronounce Tehran

Pronounced teh-RAHN /tɛˈrɑn/Medium

Meaning: Tehran is the name of the capital city of Iran, and as a given name it is a place name adopted for its sound and its geographic association. The city's name is Persian in origin; used on a birth certificate it functions as a place-derived name rather than a word with a standard personal meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Tehran is a place-derived boys' name from the capital city of Iran. It was always rare in the U.S. (said teh-RAHN).
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Origin LowPersian
MeaningTehran is the name of the capital city of Iran, and as a given name it is a place name adopted for its sound and its geographic association. The city's name is Persian in origin; used on a birth certificate it functions as a place-derived name rather than a word with a standard personal meaning.
U.S. rank (2011)#14122 ↗ Rising
2011 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1979
Total births (all-time)≈ 119

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197919722011

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tehran takes its name from the capital city of Iran and, as a given name, belongs to the long tradition of using place names for people. It appears in United States birth records from around 1972 and reached a modest high in the late 1970s. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak.

A boy named Tehran from that period would be in his forties now. The name reads as a place-inspired choice in the same broad family as other city and geographic names, and it has stayed distinctive and uncommon rather than entering wide use.

Did you know? Tehran travels straight from an atlas to a birth certificate: it is the capital of Iran used, like many city names, as a given name.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Tehran — Place name from the capital of Iran; treated as a geographic given name, neutral

Variations

TeheranTehron

Nicknames

TehRan

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tehran mean?

Tehran is the name of the capital city of Iran, used as a place-derived given name rather than a word with a standard personal meaning.

How do you pronounce Tehran?

It's said teh-RAHN /tɛˈrɑn/, two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Tehran a boy or girl name?

Tehran has been used as a boy's name in United States records.

How popular is Tehran?

It has always been rare, a place-derived name given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak in the late seventies.

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